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Archive for November, 2011

Lots and lots of bucks moving this past week, chasing does all over zone 11 from Middleboro to E. Bridgewater to Marshfield, where we hunt and guide. Come bow hunt with the Baymen. We will put you on a hot stand!

Capt. Dave, The Baymen,  www.baymencharters.com (781) 934-2838

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

The Baymen have been busy wrapping up the fishing season, cleaning/repairing rods, reels, tackle, gear, etc. and transitioning into our guided hunting seasons.

DEER: One the coolest things about the current bow season for deer, is tons of people call, e-mail or stop me in stores and parking lots to tell me about all the deer they are seeing. Some days, I am getting a dozen deer reports! "HUGE BUCKS" top the sightings.

I was just in Sandy Lamperts Market on Saint George St. in Duxbury (awesome general store!) and a girl standing in line said she just saw the biggest buck of her life walk through her yard. She said she lived in upstate New York for ten years and knows what a big buck looks like. She said this one topped them all! The Baymen have been getting some monster deer on our trail cams this past week as the rut is on fire and bucks are running wild fighting with other bucks and searching for does. It is a really exciting time to be in the woods if you are a bow hunter.

We have also been chasing waterfowl up and down the coast and into the central waterfowl zones. Early season was once again amazing with the skies filled with birds. This past week, it has been much slower with this awesome warm fall weather and the birds are not moving south. No reason to move when things are just great where you are at. Note to self: Waterfowl migrate the same speed as fall…

Baymen’s Miss Daisy-Mae has been getting in shape on the bunny trails. She has had a bunch of jumps this last week and is raring to go at the drop of a hat! Even when we are getting up at 3:00am to prep for waterfowl hunting, she rolls right out with us hoping we will change our minds and take her rabbit hunting instead. She is such a methodical rabbit hound and real joy to watch when figuring out a rabbit trail. She’s not a "jump" dog as some of the 15" inch snowshoe dogs are, but once she is on the track, she is on it until that bunny holes up!

The November BAYMEN Early Booking Promo is almost over. There is still time to save some huge money by booking up your trips early for next season. Here are the deals: Buy one trip at the regular season price, and get a second trip for just Half-Price! OR buy Two trips at the regular season price, and get a third trip for FREE! No limit on how many trips you can buy. The only catch is you must pay for your trips in full at time of booking to get this special offer. Also, the trips you purchase during the November special are for the 2012 seasons, Fishing, Hunting, or Fowling.

Well, I would like to thank all of our customers for your continued business, for following The Baymen Reports, and for keeping us posted on how you are doing in the woods and on the water. Best of the season to all and Happy Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,

Capt. David Bitters, The Baymen

www.baymencharters.com (781) 934-2838 baymencharters@gmail.com

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Baymen Guide Service, Inc.

Baymen Charters

P.O. Box 366, Duxbury, MA 02331

(781) 934-2838 www.baymencharters.com

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*Now booking for Striped Bass 2012 – Fly, Light Tackle, Bait*

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Capt. Dave takes a break during waterfowling for black ducks

This ten pointer showed up on one of our trail cams on September 9th. We never saw him again. Then, two and half months later he showed on one of our trail cams about a quarter of a mile away! So, where has be been hiding for the past two and half months?

 

Capt. Dave, The Baymen

www.baymencharters.com (781) 934-2838

Congrats to Gordon Cushing for his monsta buck! Cushing took this huge buck while bowhunting on his own, in zone 11.

This past Friday, my friend, Cliff, e-mailed me with incredible news: he had seen the mountain lion crossing a road in Duxbury!!! That lucky dog! I have been trying to track and get a glimpse (and a photo) for some time. There have been many eye witness sightings around town and a few articles in newspapers. But so far, nobody has got a photo of the Duxbury Mountain Lion, though many people have seen it. I have taken photos of the tracks, but they lack detail and are open to speculation. But Cliff’s sighting confirms what others have seen. In his own words:

“Dave you may not believe this but I just saw a puma crossing rt 53 about 6:45 friday night in Duxbury. An oncoming car helped illuminate it. The tail was long with a black tip. The animal held the tail like a big cat does. The shape of the animal and how it moved was just like a cat. The body looked as if it could be around 100 pounds…”

Puma, aka Mountain Lion or cougar, are nocturnal. A cat of around 100 pounds needs lots of meat each week and I am guessing he/she is hunting and killing deer as its primary food source. That MAY have something to do with the reason I have been seeing fewer deer around town this season. Or maybe the cars and bow hunters are just doing their job keeping the population in check. In any case, the big cat has been around town for at least one year, and it has to be eating well and venison is most likely on the menu.

So, keep your cameras handy and use caution when walking in the woods, especially at dawn and dusk (when most people are not walking/jogging the trails anyway). A mountain lion in our area is certainly a safety issue, in my sincere opinion. But I hope more people see it and that somebody gets a good photo.

Stay posted:

Capt. David Bitters

baymencharters@gmail.com

*FRESH AND SALTWATER FISHING ON THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST*

 

Time to fill your doe tag….

Baymen Guide Service, Inc. (781) 934-2838 www.baymencharters.com

Baymen Guide Service, Inc. offers guided deer hunts in  Southeastern Massachusetts. Bow hunts, shotgun hunts, as well as black powder hunts are available for zone 11 during the deer hunting seasons. For deer hunting regulations, consult www.masswildife.org . Whether you are new to deer hunting or a seasoned hunter, we would love to guide you on your next hunt. We do all the offseason scouting for you, post stands in the hottest areas that have the most deer sign, and use scents and calling techniques to increase your chances for taking a good deer. Baymen does not guide for trophy bucks. We guide for big-bodied deer. Please give us a call for more information and available dates for guided deer hunts in Massachusetts zone 11.

    

Baymen Guide Service, Inc. (781) 934-2838 baymencharters@gmail.com

Greetings from Capt. Dave & The Baymen…!

NOVEMBER PROMO CONTINUES – Baymen is running our annual November early booking promo (in case you haven’t heard). Buy one charter at our regular season price, get a second one for half-price. You could also by two at the regular price and get a third trip for FREE! Striped Bass, Blues, Largemouth, Trout, Rabbit, Puddle Ducks, Bow Hunts For Deer… Whatever your interests, Baymen is offering the deals in November. Call (781) 934-2838 or e-mail baymencharters@gmail.com  for more info or to book up some dates. Note: May 2012 is SOLD OUT for striper fishing. Also the first twelve days of June 2012 are SOLD OUT! Don’t even ask… But we have lots of other open dates. Call or e-mail for availability. All dates are first come, first served.

RABBIT HUNTING – Baymen is running our pup, “Baymen’s Miss Daisy-Mae” again this season for rabbit hunts. Daisy is a tri-colored rabbit beagle from championship stock on both sides. She is a pure bread and has appeared on the the cover of The Rabbit Hunter Magazine three times and inside the magazine twice. Come enjoy an exciting morning of rabbit hunting, gunning over Daisy-Mae. She is a great rabbit hound.

BOW HUNTS FOR DEER – We are logging the hours on stand, but so far no bucks. We have seen them many times on the trail cams, but not while on stand. If you are new to deer hunting, it is a waiting game of nature observation at its finest. You’ve got to be there, and the more time you put in, the greater your chances of getting your deer. Call or e-mail for more information on Baymen Bow Hunts. We will put you in a hot stand!

DUCK HUNTS – Puddle duck hunts continue to be good to excellent. We have yet to get skunked this season and return most days with a brace of birds or better. Join Capt. Dave & The Baymen for an exciting canoe trip to our duck blinds for puddle ducks this season. We gun over decoys and do some excellent calling.

That’s the word for today, November 7, 2012. The Rut is in full swing so watch for deer crossing roads daily, chasing does!

Good Hunting,

Capt. David Bitters, The Baymen

www.baymencharters.com (781) 934-2838 baymencharters@gmail.com

Sat on stand this morning for six more hours. Very windy and nothing moving.

A few pics of some deer below. Car/Deer collisions are up to eight in Duxbury. Drive carefully. The rut is on and deer are running wild.

 

 

 

Capt. Dave, The Baymen

www.baymencharters.com (781) 934-2838 baymencharters@gmail.com